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- Libraries, Books, & Authors
- New York Public Library Expands Free Wi-Fi Program
- Publisher changes titles after seven-year-old girl’s complaint
- Charles Dickens’ Comeback Tour "On December 2, 1867 Charles Dickens kicked off his first U.S. reading tour. It was a gutsy move."
- Location, Location: GPS in the Medieval Library
- How an eBay bookseller defeated a publishing giant at the Supreme Court
- Russell Brand pledges funding to set up library at his former school
- UK libraries protest copyright restrictions with empty spaces
- School libraries are essential for learning "Here's a quiz. Which of the following are required by Pennsylvania to have libraries and certified librarians: (a) barber and cosmetology schools, (b) nursing programs, (c) adult prisons, (d) juvenile detention facilities, (e) public schools? The answer is all of them, except for public schools."
- Net & Tech
- Edward Snowden wins Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations
- Feds want Apple’s help to defeat encrypted phones, new legal case shows
- Is Uber’s rider database a sitting duck for hackers?
- High school girls build kick-ass robots
- I Asked a Privacy Lawyer What Facebook's New Terms and Conditions Will Mean for You
- Science
- NASA Annonces Plans To Send Astronauts To Mars In Mid-2030s
- Babies Still Sleeping With Soft Bedding Despite SIDS Risk: CDC
- Signs You're Not Getting Enough Fat
- World's Largest Solar Farm Goes Online In California
- Ferguson
- Police shut down mysterious 'Oath Keepers' guarding rooftops in downtown Ferguson
- The St. Louis Rams Enter the Ferguson Fray
- Nashville Police Chief Refuses to Crack Down on Ferguson Protesters, No Violence Ensues
- Other
- Los Angeles and New York Pin Down School Kids and Then Say It Never Happened
- Florida's Stand Your Ground law could soon get a lot broader
- Pro football player leaves behind $37 million contract to become a farmer "...St. Louis Rams center Jason Brown quit football to be a full time farmer and now is on a mission to feed the state's residents who are hungry."
- 7 Common Myths About People on Welfare
- How a Wealthy California Town Makes Sure No Poor Kids Attend Its 'Public' School
- Hill staffer Elizabeth Lauten resigns after remarks about Obama daughters
- 14 Weird Words That Literally Contradict Themselves
- What's Your Favorite Word? Recently, my favorite has been 'petrichor.' What's yours?
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